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H. E. FOWLER.

I BRUSH. No. 286,804. Patented Oct. 16, 1883.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, HERBERT E. FOWLER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,804, dated October16, 1883.

Application filed April'fl, 1883. (Nomodclc To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERBERT E. FOWLER, of New Haven, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inBrushes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, andwhich said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in

Figure 1, a perspective view of the brush; Fig. 2, an end view, showingthe brush folded; Fig. 3, a side view, showing the brush folded.

This invention relates to an improvement in brushes such as used for thehair, the object being to construct the brush so that it may be foldedinto a small compass for dressing-cases, or wherever a compactbrush isdesirable, the same invention being applicable to brushes for otherpurposes, as for shoeblacking; and the invention consists in a brushhaving its back divided longitudinally in the center, the two partshinged together, a handle pivoted to one part so as to turn on the pivotin the plane of the back and into a position upon the back of onepart,while the other part folds over the handle, inclosing the handlebetween the two parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

The general outline of the back of the brush may be that of any of theusual shapes. It is divided longitudinally into two parts, A B. Thebristles are attached to each part separately. The two parts are hingedby suitable hinges a. To one part the handle C is pivoted, as at d, thepivot being at one side of the central line of the handle, as seen inFig. 1, so that when the handle is extended it overlaps the other part,and thus serves as a support to hold the two parts in their openedposition. To close or fold the brush, turn the handle upon its pivotforward onto the back of the part to which it is pivoted, as seen inFig. 2, and in broken lines, Fig. 1, this pivot being at right angles tothe back and'so that the v handle turns in the plane of the back, andbecause the pivot is at one-side of the center the, handle, when thusturned, stands over the the other part, A, is turned over onto thehandle, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. The hinges a.

| part of the back to which it is folded, then latch is turned into anotch, h, in the end of the handle, as seen in Fig. 1, which preventsthe handle being turned out of its open position until the latch bethrown out of the notch in the handle. Then the handle is turned, asbefore described.

Other locking devices may be employed for securing the handle in itsextended position;

but this device described is cheap and effective.

I claim- 1. The herein-described folding brush, consisting of the backdivided longitudinally into two parts, A B, hinged together, combinedwith the handle C, pivoted to one part to swing in a plane parallel withthe plane of the back of the brush and into a position over the onepart, the hinges permitting the other part to be folded over the handlethus turned upon the one part, substantially as described.

2. The herein-described folding brush, con sisting of the back dividedlongitudinally into two parts, A B, hinged together, combined with thehandleC pivoted to one part to swing in a plane parallel with the planeof the back of the brush and into a position over the one part, thehinges permitting the other part to be folded over the handle thusturned upon the one part, and a locking device to engage HERBERT E.FOWLER.

Witnesses:

LILLIAN D. KELsEY, Jos. O. EARLE.

